CVE-2026-73620 in GitPython

Résumé

par MITRE • 13/08/2026

GitPython before 3.1.57 fails to guard git option forwarding in IndexFile.checkout() and TagReference.create(), allowing attackers to pass unsafe options via kwargs. Attackers can use --prefix to overwrite arbitrary files with repository content or -F to read arbitrary files returned in-band.

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• Responsable: VulnCheck
• Réserver: 13/08/2026
• Divulgation: 13/08/2026
• Modérer: accepté
• Entrée: VDB-389398
• CPE: prêt
• CWE: CWE-20 (confirmé)
• CVSS: 6.3 (VulDB)
• EPSS: 0.00000
• KEV: non
• Activités: très faible
• Secteur: Education, Telecommunication, ...

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-73620
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73620
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-73620/